A man charged with murder after the death of a man found in a burnt-out vehicle in Hastings can now be named as Chalton Mason Lawson.
The 30-year old, whose interim name suppression has lapsed, will reappear in the High Court at Napier on June 21 on charges of murder and wilful damage.
Patrick Te Tini Reweti, 49, of Napier, was found dead in a car on Ironbridge Rd, Flaxmere, on March 26. He is believed to have died the same day.
Detective Inspector Martin James, Eastern District crime manager, said on Tuesday that police still wanted to speak to the occupant or occupants of a light-coloured vehicle on Stock Rd/Irongate Rd on March 26 between 7.30pm and 9pm.